Digital Accessibility Lead: WCAG Compliance & Training

Garver Engineering; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional memberships

Licenses support

Continuing education opportunities

Job summary

Garver seeks a Digital Accessibility Specialist to join our Transportation Business Line Strategic Communications team in-office at 60+ locations, with a Tampa preference. You will improve digital content to meet WCAG guidelines and 508 compliance, and train staff on accessibility requirements.

You will evaluate content, conduct audits, remediate PDFs and documents, and collaborate with IT, legal, and engineering to implement accessible solutions and report on compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in communications, IT, web design, or related field.
• Knowledge of WCAG 2.1 or later success criteria.
• Experience with Section 508 compliance and remediation.
• Experience remediating web pages, Microsoft Office files, PDFs, and Audio/Video files.
• Familiarity with accessibility testing and review tools (WAVE, ANDI, Adobe Acrobat).
• Ability to identify accessibility issues and propose effective solutions.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and remediate digital content for accessibility standards (PDFs, Word, PPT, websites).
• Conduct accessibility audits and provide guidance on WCAG and guidelines.
• Collaborate with content creators to develop accessible document practices.
• Prepare and present reports on compliance status.
• Provide training and support on accessibility tools and techniques.
• Stay current with accessibility legislation and emerging technologies.
• Work with IT, legal, engineering, and communications to develop strategies.
• Coordinate tasks and manage deliverable timelines with project managers.

Skills

WCAG 2.1

Section 508

Accessibility testing

Remediation PDFs

Office accessibility

Audit guidance

Education

Bachelor's degree in communications or IT

Tools

WAVE

ANDI

Adobe Acrobat

JAWS

NVDA

VoiceOver

Job description

Garver seeks a Digital Accessibility Specialist to join our Transportation Business Line Strategic Communications team in-office at 60+ locations, with a Tampa preference. You will improve digital content to meet WCAG guidelines and 508 compliance, and train staff on accessibility requirements.

You will evaluate content, conduct audits, remediate PDFs and documents, and collaborate with IT, legal, and engineering to implement accessible solutions and report on compliance.